Rocket Center says Dubai firm will open Space Camp in Middle East

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville says it has an agreement with a company in Dubai to open space camp program in the Middle East.

The agreement with the Space Investment Co. of Dubai calls for the creation of Space World Arabia at a site in the region to be determined by year's end. The Space Camp and Aviation Challenge campus is scheduled to open in 2010.

"The frontiers of space are open to all nations, and this step today will help insure the people of that entire region are excited about the opportunities available to them," said Larry Capps, CEO of the Space & Rocket Center.

The pact will allow Space Investment Co. to open camps is North Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

Space Camp gives kids a chance to learn about the space program and train for a simulated space shuttle mission.